Getting married in another municipality, in the church or another faith community

You may be asked to show documentation with the marriage notice

If one or both of you are not a Danish or Nordic citizen, you will need to send in a photocopy of your permanent residence permit or documentation of your right to permanent stay in Denmark according to EU regulations. Please note that the document ’Bevis for registrering’ (proof of registration) is not sufficient since it is not a permanent residence permit or proof of unlimited stay in Denmark according to EU regulations. You can find out more about residence permits and how to apply for the relevant documents at nyidanmark.dk.

If you have lived abroad sometime in the past few years, we may ask you to submit a certificate of marital status (civilstandsattest) from your former country/countries of residence. A certificate of marital status proves your marital status. The document states whether you are unmarried, married, divorced, or widowed. If you live in Denmark, we will get this information from the Civil Registration System.

If your former partner is deceased, you should attach a copy of the certificate from the probate court (skifteretsattest). If the death occurred abroad, we need to see the original death certificate.

The City of Copenhagen requires certain foreign divorce decrees to be legalised or endorsed by apostille. What that means is that the ministry of foreign affairs or the ministry of justice in the issuing country must confirm the validity of the document. Find out more about endorsement by apostille and legalisation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark’s website.

Swedish citizens living in Sweden must attach the following documents: Hindersprövning and Vigselintyg.

Norwegian citizens living in Norway should attach the documents Prøvningsattest and Registeruddrag from the tax authorities (Skatt) in Norway.

If you do not have a MitID, you can download and fill in the notice of marriage and send it to the marriage office (Vielseskontoret)either digitally or by mail. If you send it digitally, you can either send us a scan or a photo of the notice after you have filled it in. Please see the contact details below.